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Hi all - I've been working hard all semester getting the new AAPT members-only section up and running. Now that it is running, I'm moving this blog over to that ... Read more..Wednesday, October 29th, 2008 Posted by Peter Bradley in Teachable Moments | 1 Comment »
From Scientific American: Selmer Bringsjord at RPI (who made news last spring with an artificially intelligent agent in second life) has created a 'purely sinister person': Are You Evil? Profiling That ... Read more..Monday, October 27th, 2008 Posted by Peter Bradley in Teachable Moments | No Comments »
Douglas Todd at the Vancouver Sun has an interesting blog post about a new book The Book of Dead Philosophers that covers what some famous philosophers said about death: Bravest ... Read more..Thursday, October 16th, 2008 Posted by Peter Bradley in Presidential Debates 08, Philosophy in the News | No Comments »
In the Baltimore Sun, thanks to Stephen Kiehl: Bingo! Another Fallacy. The bingo cards we generated, along with our cheat sheet, are also available via the Sun: Play 'Debate Fallacy ... Read more..Sunday, October 12th, 2008 Posted by Peter Bradley in Presidential Debates 08, Sample arguments, Electronic Resources | No Comments »
What is the likelihood of another 9-11? Presidential Debate 1, Question 8 Static Link [flash http://inquiry.mcdaniel.edu/debates/08debate1q8.swf] Read more..Friday, October 10th, 2008 Posted by Peter Bradley in Presidential Debates 08, Sample arguments, Electronic Resources | No Comments »
Russia. Presidential Debate 1, Question 7 Static Link [flash http://inquiry.mcdaniel.edu/debates/08debate1q7.swf] Read more..Tuesday, October 7th, 2008 Posted by Peter Bradley in Presidential Debates 08, Sample arguments, Electronic Resources | No Comments »
What is your reading of the threat from Iran? Presidential Debate 1, Question 6 Static Link [flash http://inquiry.mcdaniel.edu/debates/08debate1q6.swf] Read more..Tuesday, October 7th, 2008 Posted by Peter Bradley in Presidential Debates 08, Sample arguments, Electronic Resources | No Comments »
Afghanistan - do you think new US troops should be sent? How many and when? Presidential Debate 1, Question 5 Static Link [flash http://inquiry.mcdaniel.edu/debates/08debate1q5.swf] Read more..Monday, October 6th, 2008 Posted by Peter Bradley in Public Philosophy, Philosophy in the News, Sample arguments, Electronic Resources | No Comments »
A 59-year old Home Depot employee from West Linn, OR won the Great American Thinker contest last month. I am not familiar with the contest, but it looks essentially like ... Read more..Monday, October 6th, 2008 Posted by Peter Bradley in Philosophy in the News | No Comments »
Much has been said about the lessons of Vietnam. What do you see as the lessons of Iraq? Presidential Debate 1, Question 4 Static Link [flash http://inquiry.mcdaniel.edu/debates/08debate1q4.swf] Read more..